Wheel-rim.



w; P. BA|LEY.

WHEEL RIM. W APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, I9I 5.

' 1,174,380. Patented Mar. 7,1916.

WITNESSES If IN VENTOR w fiw mmm WILLIAM P. BAILEY, OF MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.

' WHEEL-RIM.

' Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Application filed June 7, 1915. Serial No. 32,632.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1-, WILLIAM P. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mill Valley in the county of Marin and State of Caiitornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in WheelRims, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates towheel rims, and has for its object to improve and simplify the construction thereof.

In carrying out this object, I employ a detachable rim flange provided with spaced recesses on its circumference and a series ot clips carried on the telly to register with the recesses whereby, when the rim flange is received upon the telly, it may be turned to position where the clips and recesses are out of register and is thereby held thereon, and improved means tor locking the rim flange against accidental turning to re-aline the recesses with the clips.

One form which my invention may assum is exemplified in the following description and illustrated in the accompany- I ing drawings, in which Figure 1 shows a side elevationot an automobile wheel embodying my invention. Fig. 2 shows a central cross sectional view ot the same. Fig. 3 shows a detail sectional view taken on the line 3 3 0t Fig. 1.

In the drawings I have shown a wheel 10, carrying a tire 11, the telly 12 of which is carried upon the spokes of the wheel. The rim, comprising ,the annulus 13 and the removable flange 13, by means of which latter the tire is rerrfiably held in place, encircles the telly and is supported thereby.

It is important that simple and quickly operable means .be provided for locking the removable flange in position upon the telly, and this I provide tor by means of a series of clips 14 arranged in spaced order on the telly and a series of similarly spaced recesses 15 formed on the inner edges of the removable rim flange 13. \Vhen the recesses are properly positioned with respect to the clips, the rim flange, obviously, may be titted'closel y against the telly, and, when turned a short distance thereon to throw the recesses and clips out of register, it will be held against lateral movement on the telly. In order, however, that the rim flange may not accidentally turn rotatably upon the telly and thereby re-aline the recesses with the clips, I provide a simple and improved locking device in the form of an adg'ustable block 16, having a stud portion 17, on the end of which is a freely rotatable, screw-threaded cap 18 adapted to be screwed upon a bolt 19 rigidly carried by means of a bracket or arm 20 upon the telly. The block is so positioned relative to one of the clips 14: that a slight turn of the movable rim flanges serve to bring one of the recesses 15 into register therewith. The block is thereupon moved into position within the recess and the screw-threaded cap 18 is turned to draw said block inwardly until it enters a keeper or depression 21 formed upon the adjacent side ot the telly. The block so engaged positively locks the rim flanges against any turning movement.

'To unlock the rim flanges it is' only necessary to unscrew the cap 18, permitting the block to be raised out 0t its keeper or depression '21, whereupon it may be swung inwardlyon its ivotal mounting 17 in a manner to clear-the telly and rim flange. For enabling the operator to more easily rotate the removable rim flange I employ a socket member 22, secured to the flange and adapted to receive an iron or wrench 2?), whereby greater leverage is afforded.

In practice, the clips 14 are metallic L-shaped members, theleg portions ot which Patented Mai-teem. I

are secured to the telly by means of screws or rivets 24, with the base portion 25 turned outwardly to engage the inner edge of the removable rim flange. In order to secure a clamping action of the rim flange upon the telly, I may bevel one corner of each of the recesses, as shown at '26, so that as the flange is turned upon the telly todisaline the recesses and clips the beveled portion will pass under the clip and thrust the rim flange tightly against the telly.

It is believed that the operation and advantages ot my device are thoroughly underbe resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention as disclosed in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat-' ent is 1. A wheel having a telly provided with a keeper, a rim arranged on the telly to secure a tire thereon and including a detachable rim flange provided with a plurality of recesses circamiferentially spaced, a plurality of clips secured to the felly and project ing outwardly therefrom to register with and enter the recesses of the flange whereby, when the latter is rotated on the fell the flange will be retained on the felly, one of the recesses of the flange registering with the keeper of the felly, and means for lock ing the flange against relative rotary movement on the felly comprising a rotatable block mounted on the felly and adapted to enter the keeper of the latter through the registering recess of the flange. and means for moving the block into and out of the keeper. 7

A wheel having a felly provided with a keeper. a rim arranged on the l'ellv to secure a tire thereon and including a detachable rim flange provided with a plurality of recesses circumferentially spaced, a plural ity of clips secured to the felly and project ing outwardly therefrom to register with and enter the recesses of the flange whereby, when the latter is rotated on the folly, the flange will be retained on the ielly, one of the recesses of the flange registering with the keeper of the felly, and means for locking the flange against relative roiary movement on the felly comprising a block member adapted to enter the keeper through the registering recess of the flange; and screw threaded means for advancing the block into the keeper.

A wheel having a folly. a rim thereon including a removable flange having a plu ralitv or recesses in its inner edge and a poripheral tire-retaining portion on its outer edge. and a plurality of clips carried by the folly and having their outer end portions lalerallv spaced therefrom to receive the removable flange when the latter is rotated to disalinc the clips and flange recesses.

l. A Wheel having a felly provided with a keeper. a rim arranged on the felly to secure a tire thereon and including a detachable rim llangc provided with a plurality of recesses circunrfercntially spaced, :1 plu- 12 iii" of clips sccuredto the felly and pro jeoti outwardly therefrom to register with and enter "the rcccsscs of the flange whereby, when the latter is rotated on the felly, the flange will be retained on the felly. one of the recesses of the flange registering with the keeper of the fell and means for lock ing the flange against relative rotary movementon the fully comprising a rotatable block adapted to enter the keeper through the registering recess of the flange. an arm carried by she fell a bolt carried; by arm. a stud fixed on the block. and a screwthreaded cap freely rotatable on the stool and engaging with the bolt to advance the block into the keeper.

A Wheel having; a felly provided with a keeper. a rim on the felly including a detachablo flange. means on the felly i'or engaging with the rim flange to hold the latter in place, said rim flange being adapted for rotary movement to engage with the aforesaid means and provided with a recess registrable with the keeper of ihe felly when the rim flange is engaged with said area is. means movable on the felly for entering keeper and the flange recess when in registration to lock the flange against rotation on the felly. and means for moving said last means into the registering keeper and flange recess.

6. In a wheel. a felly. a rim thereon ineluding a flange removable by rotary mov' meal: and having a recess therein, a looking member comprising a part to be moved axially into and out of the flange recess an angular part extending over the inner periphery of the felly. and means slidably engaged with the angular part or the loching' n'iembcr and adjustably securing the same to the felly.

in testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

l ViLLlAl /ii E. BAHJE'Y "Witnesses 5. E. Loorovooo, JOHN J. Srorrrswoon.

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